two a day workouts....how do we feel about them?

I've done them when I wanted to drop some extra pounds for vacation. I would do 30minutes of cardio and weights in the morning and then another 45 min-1 hour of cardio in the afternoon.

In the spring/summer I'm more apt to do two a day workouts with the second one consisting of a very brisk dog walk. My pace is 4-4.5 mph (5 if I'm really humping) on a hilly gravel road and I count that as a workout because I'm tired and sweating at the end. Sometimes I'll do two a day because I'm bored.

As long as you don't get burned out I don't see an issue with it.

Yes. If I feel like it. Why not?

I do it a lot if I m training for something serious. I fit feels good I think it's awesome. But be careful if you're running a lot or something because you can hurt yourself much easier. It's best to do two different types of workouts.

As long as you're staying properly nourished to be able to maintain the output, I say go for it. Just make sure you don't end up over training.

who is we?

That is exactly it.. IM BORED...

I would go out with friends, but that usually involves food and drinks...something I'm really trying to behave on. Also - I'm getting so excited about working out again.

life's a balance and you're bored- so you've got a couple of choices:
1. change the event with friends to something involving activity- ie we did an open air bollywood dancing class
2. change the meal to breakfast/brunch
3. go play with your friends and allow for it later.

I used to do 2/day, but I did the second session with my partner.

On leave from work this week so thats was a great time to start my weight loss journey.
Today is my rest day (day 6) and a slight chest cold grrrr but every other day of my 5 days actual training so far i have done two sessions will probably go down to the gym later aswell my muscles are all comfy atm, the usual to date workout in the morning after breakfast and then do a 4K walk @ 5mph after dinner

1 day i did 160mins in 2 sessions (2545 calories that day phew). 90mins in the morning covering all bases and then another 60mins of cardio after dinner.
That night i couldn't sleep due to screaming muscles and hillucinations of exercise machines

Kinda need 2 anway to stop the onset of muscle fatigue, keep the muscles warm and active and they don't hurt as much, let them cool down and do nothing and Here Comes The Pain, least thats my experience.

Starting next week i'll be back to one session not by choice, i am at work or traveling to and from between 5am and 4pm and our gym doesn't open til 6am. so it will be sessions after work by my lonesome without the motivation of my father that goes in the mornings and has done so with me each day this week. Tho i have done 1 session by myself already and i coped Just hate doing weights so someone needs to kick me in the *kitten* to do those.

Cardio i can do for 60mins easy Burning an average of 1000 an hour so even that should suffice and still lose weight.

I'd burn out pretty fast. Once a day is a ton for me, though.

I do them all the time, just because the classes I like at the gym are the same days as my roller derby practice. Sometimes, if my c25k schedule is off, I do 3 a day. Doesn't seem to be a big deal for me.

who is we?

the MFP community, I'm posting for opinions - to you guys

:laugh: Apparently not everyone saw the obviousness in that!

I'd been slacking a bit lately but when i workout more than once a day (2 or 3 times) I almost always look and feel better.

Speaking of which, I worked out this morning and will be headed to the gym this evening to hop on the eliptical.

i usually do strength training / cross fit/ JM dvd / abs circuit (one of those) in the morning and then head to the gym around 8pm for 30-45 mins of cardio.

I'm going to re-engage with that routine and after 2 weeks have passed I'll let you know if there's a major difference. In the past, it's always made a huge difference.

I do it once a week because of schedule overlap. Monday morning I have a 1-hour Pilates class; Monday evening I have a short (~30 minutes) training group run. Works well for me. I have Pilates again on Thursdays, but that particular class leaves me so sore I haven't yet been able to run after it, even several hours later. I don't like not running on Thursdays, so I'm hoping I get over that soon.

Sometimes on other shortish-run days I'll do an arms & abs DVD, but that's only 15 minutes. Not a problem to combine it with a run, especially as it works different muscles.